Anritsu ML2430A operation manual Printer Connection, 7PRINTER Connection 8GPIB Remote Operation

PRINTER CONNECTION PROCEDURES

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5-8GPIB REMOTE OPERATION

NOTE

GPIB remote operation is not available when the ML2430A Series Power Meter is operat- ing from the internal battery.

See Chapter 3, Connectors, for the location of the parallel port connector on the rear panel. Connect a parallel printer cable from the ML2430A Series rear panel 25-pin D-sub connector to the printer.

Select SystemPrint to begin printing. See Chapter 4, Front Panel Operation, for specific printer connector configuration options.

Printing can also be initiated in ML24XXA (native) mode using the GPIB PRINT command (page 6-65).

The ML2430A Series Power Meter can be operated remotely through a General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB) connection to a host computer/controller. See Chapter 3, Connectors, for the location of the GPIB connector. The GPIB connec- tor is configured through the SystemRear PanelGPIB submenu. See Chapter 4, Front Panel Operation, for specific GPIB connector configuration options that can be set from the front panel. Refer to Chapter 6, GPIB Operation, for a listing of the available GPIB commands.

If the ML2430A Series is addressed, and the Remote Enable and Local Lockout (REM and LLO) lines are not set, the front panel menus are still available, even if the unit is communicating. As long as the ML2430A Series is GPIB addressed, the GPIB status box will be displayed on the front panel whether the remote line is set or not.

If the GPIB box is on the screen and the system is not in a menu screen, and the system is in local mode (menus available), and no GPIB operations are pending, then pressing the CLR key clears the GPIB box off the screen.

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